1000 Random Points in Britain + Isle of Man
1000 Random Points in Britain + Isle of Man
1000 Random Points in Britain + Isle of Man
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A random location was generated, then the nearest publicly accessible point was identified as 'the random point' (RP), alw
features below as the final location. The only exceptions to this rule was if the location was obviously hazardous (e.g. lan
of potentially rapid tidal flooding) or were in/near environmentally sensitive areas, in which cases the nearest non-hazardo
Islands with no scheduled boat or air services were also excluded.
LOCATION IS SAFE AND LEGAL TO APPROACH AND ARRIVE AT.
In the event of a location being inaccessible, choose the nearest location complying with the above requirements and wh
beach
bridge
footbridge
ford
open area
path**
pier
pillar
road
top
track**
urban
village
* A 'GPS point' is a location identified according to a hand-held GPS receiver regardless of signal error. All other locations
** 'paths' and 'tracks' are as they appear in the 1:25000 map, 'tracks' generally being accessible to 4-wheel vehicles and
distinction will not be so clear on the ground.
Heights are approximate, except where the RP happened to be on a spot height, being estimated from nearby contour lin
Jonathan Russell
June 2017
is is a list of 1000 points across Britain and Man, chosen by using a random number generator plus an algorithm to prevent 'clumping'.
andom location was generated, then the nearest publicly accessible point was identified as 'the random point' (RP), always using one o
atures below as the final location. The only exceptions to this rule was if the location was obviously hazardous (e.g. landslip area, mount
potentially rapid tidal flooding) or were in/near environmentally sensitive areas, in which cases the nearest non-hazardous/sensitive loca
ands with no scheduled boat or air services were also excluded. IT IS UP TO ANY USER OF THIS LIST TO DETERMINE WHETHER A
OCATION IS SAFE AND LEGAL TO APPROACH AND ARRIVE AT. Inclusion in this list does not mean a location is safe to approach or
the event of a location being inaccessible, choose the nearest location complying with the above requirements and which is at least 5km
A 'GPS point' is a location identified according to a hand-held GPS receiver regardless of signal error. All other locations are described in
paths' and 'tracks' are as they appear in the 1:25000 map, 'tracks' generally being accessible to 4-wheel vehicles and 'path' to pedestria
tinction will not be so clear on the ground.
ights are approximate, except where the RP happened to be on a spot height, being estimated from nearby contour lines.
nathan Russell
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